Combination seat and rack support



Jan. 20, 1953 A. M. MORGAN ET AL 2,625,935

COMBINATION SEAT AND RACK SUPPORT Filed July 19, 1949 INVENTORS.

OQMAQZQ? ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 20, 1953 COMBINATION SEAT AND BACK SUPPORT Albert. M. Morgan and Alphav G .-Morgan;v Bozeman, Mont.

Application July 19, 1949, ,Serial No.- 105,522

3 Claims. Thisiinvention relates to improvements in plu ralsupports and more particularly to: a pedestal supported seat and bracket or rack, the latter adapted to. support various objects in. a plane above thatof'xtheseat. One example of the use of'suc'h a plural support is to providea pedestalsupported seat for. an.:occupant, with a. rack operatively connected with the: pedestal; extending. a; plane above theseat and; adapted to, receive articles asplates, bowls, cups and the-like. so :that theaoccupant "may insert the lower portion ofthe pedestalrin. the; ground; be seated,.- and consume food contained in theadishesheld byrtheurack.

An important object of the invention is to provide: a support of this kind wherein? the several portions. thereof arexreadily detachable; without heuse of-tools, mavbecomp ctlv associated for transportation, storage and the like and-may "be set upyfor use in a very short time.

Another important object is toprovide a support of this kind, in which. the rackis pivotally connected with the pedestal, so theformer may berotated 360 in order to position it conveniently for the-user and alsorotated so as to swing it out of-'- the wayxof passersby, such as when. a plurality of the supports are disposed quite close together, with only limitedlanes between them.

A further important objectis to provide a sup.- port asset out, which is soconstructed that it will not be apt to tip when in use as wellas when set up but not occupied.

Fig.;l is a perspective of the new support, with the seat. and rack thereof positioned for association with the pedestal.

Fig. 2 is a view, mostly. in elevation of the novel support; setup for use.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan of the seat.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view, illustrating the new support in use.

In'the'drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferredembodiment of the invention and wherein similar reference characters designate vcorresponding. parts throughout the several views, the letter A designates the new support as a whole, comprising a pedestal B, seat structure C, and rack D, while the lettersE; and F designate dishes supported bythe rack D,'and G, an-occupant of the support A.

The pedestal B is of bayonet shape, and may comprise a single length of suitable metallic bar stock, shaped, as by bending, to provide an elongated lower section or portion I having a lowermost ground-inserted part or portion ll, preferably pointed at its free end, and the lower section is joined at its upper end by an elbow 12 from which projects a substantially horizontally-disposed elongated, seat structure supporting, intermediate section or portion-.13, having an. upper face l4 and terminating 'in a second elbow: Hi from which projects "upwardly anelongated upper section or portiondfi; havingaanupper face H.

The pedestal B may be equipped, at the upper end of the lowermost ground-inserted portion; l I, with astopzl8, asa shortilength of metallic bar stock, pivotally connectecliintermediate its: ends to the pedestal B, as by "a. pivot pin l9. Being pivoted, the stop I8 is adapted to be disposed upon'fiat or sloping" ground, with the section, l0 substantially. vertical: and, in addition; the stop may be swung into a. position with itslongitudinal' axis paralleling thatiof the. section ID for positioning it out of theway for'packing and the like. Preferably the stop is held. by a good frictional contact with'theportion I-O- so it will take some effort.- to rotate it. Preferably just below the shoulder i2. is. a socketed member 20 :which is shown as .a' heavy: metallic strap formed into a rectangle. with an opening of very slightly greater widththan the:thickness of the bar stock forming thelsection 10 and with this opening of greater length then that of the thickness of the bar stock whereby the rectangular socketed member-20 maybe 'slippedrover-the section It), weldedi'thereto; andprovide a square socket or slot 2| defined by one wallof the-member zm-part of two parallel walls thereof: and a portion=of the wall of the section l0,i-with; the plane of the socket 2| clear o-f'the elbow l2 and section l3. That'is, thesocketedmember Zllextends away from the section I 3.

Theseat structure C may comprise a. flat metallic plate 25, providing a seat, rectangular in shape, with a projection 26,.cas-ofmetallic bar stock preferably'square intransverse section, and depending: from adjacent its axial center. This projection'26 may be secured to the plate 25 in any approved way, as by screws 21,"the bar stock being longitudinally severed at itsupper endiportion to provide bifurcations 28, turned over to form" a pair of brackets for-attaching.. purposes as in Fig.3. 'The projection26isadapted to extend downwardly into the-socket '21 for releasably retaining the plate 25 horizontally with a portion of the lower face 29 of the plate resting upon the bracket 26. Thus the weight of the seat plus that of the occupant is not upon the socketed member, tending to prevent the latter from being torn loose.

The rack D is shown as a major ring or hoop 30 and a minor ring or hoop 3| connected together as by welding or brazing at portions of their peripheries so that the ring 3| extends outwardly of the ring 30. Suitable retaining means may be provided for drinking vessels, such as cups and glasses, carried by the ring 3| and this means may be a pair of rods formed to U-shapes with their upwardly extending arm portion 32 joined to the ring 3|, as by brazing, and their bights 33 forming supporting surfaces for the bottom of the drinking vessel.

Means 34 for pivotally supporting the rack D by the pedestal B may be a cylindrical lug 35 secured to (as by brazing) the periphery of the ring 30, preferably 180 from the location of the ring 3|, and projecting downwardly. It is adapted to be inserted into a cylindrical socket 36 extending into the pedestal section I6 from its upper face II. By this means 34, the rack D may be swung into any position while in a horizontal plane.

Fig. 2 illustrates the new support A assembled and with the lower end portion ll inserted into the ground and the stop 18 upon the ground (thus limiting the degree the pedestal may be inserted into the ground). In this view, space is conserved, with the rack D swung over the pedestal section 13.

In Fig. 4, the set up support A carries a plate E and cup F and the rack D is swung to a positionaway from the occupant G and away from the section 13, with the occupants legs to either side of the section I3.

If the occupant desires to sit with both legs on the same side of the section [3, the rack D may be swung into a convenient position and the seat structure may be positioned with the longitudinal axis of the plate 25 paralleling that of the section [3.

From the foregoing, it is now clear, taken with Fig. 1, that the support may be readily disassembled for compact packaging for shipment or other transportation and for storage, it is well balanced, either with or without an occupant, takes up but little room when in use, so that a large number may occupy a limited space, and includes no complicated nor fragile parts.

Various changes may be made to the form of the invention herein illustrated and described without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A combination seat and rack support including a one-piece pedestal comprising a single length of bar stock formed into a bayonet shape comprising a lower portion having a ground insertable lower end, an elongated seat structuresupporting portion projecting from the upper end of the lower portion, and an upper rack-supporting portion with its longitudinal axis projecting substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the lower portion; a seat structure including a seat and a bracket including a bracket portion projecting downwardly from said seat; and means detachably connecting the seat structure and pedestal comprising a hollow member secured to said lower portion and having an opening snugly accommodating both a part of said lower portion and a part of said bracket with said parts being in intimate side-by-side contact.

2. A combination seat and rack support including a one-piece pedestal comprising a single length of bar stock formed into a bayonet shape comprising a lower portion having a ground insertable lower end and a substantially flat side face, an elongated seat structure-supporting portion projecting from the upper end of the lower portion, and an upper rack-supporting portion with its longitudinal axis projecting substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the lower portion; a seat structure including a seat and a bracket including a bracket portion projecting downwardly from said seat and having a substantially flat face; and means detachably connecting the seat structure and pedestal comprising a hollow member secured to said lower portion and having an opening snugly accommodating both a part of said lower portion and a part of said bracket with said parts being in intimate side-by-side contact at parts of said substantially fiat faces.

3. A combination seat and rack support including a one-piece pedestal comprising a single length of bar stock formed into a bayonet shape comprising a lower portion having a ground insertable lower end and with said lower portion having a plurality of substantially fiat side faces, an elongated seat structure-supporting portion projecting from the upper end of the lower portion, and an upper rack-supporting portion with its longitudinal axis projecting substantially parallel with the longitudinal axi of the lower portion; a seat structure including a seat and a bracket including a bracket portion projecting downwardly from said seat and having a plurality of substantially flat faces; and means detachably connecting the seat structure and pedestal comprising a hollow member secured to said lower portion and having a plurality of flat faces defining an opening snugly accommodating both a part of said lower portion and a part of said bracket with said parts being in intimate sideby-side contact at a substantially flat face of each, parts of others of said fiat faces of said hollow member being in contact with parts of others of said fiat faces of said lower part; said member being secured to said lower portion at said parts of said others of said flat faces of said hollow member and lower portion,

ALBERT M. MORGAN.

ALPHA G. MORGAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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